• monsterlynn@kbin.social
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    But I thought Romania was the perfectly corrupt place for a genius alpha like Tate to operate his “business” without any hassel.

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      I know you’re being sarcastic, but I just find it so hilarious that while Romania may in fact be corrupt, this small-dick-energy idiot somehow managed to make himself the whipping boy with whom Romania will demonstrate to the world how not corrupt they are.

      I will giddily await him having his front teeth extracted in make-me-your-bitch prison.

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        I hope he’s treated well in prison. Especially if courts determine it’s best for society if he spends a lifetime there.

        Just realized a part of that is for the workers there. If I were a guard I’d feel best about my job knowing it’s the most ethical prison it can be. If prison rape (if that’s what you were getting at) isn’t the sentence, then it shouldn’t happen. (If it’s the sentence, oh my.)

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          You’re absolutely right, and deep down I do agree that the civility with which we treat prisoners is the measure of society. Some countries more than others tend to engage in “revenge based” justice and its just yuck.

          I got a bit carried away with my comment because lately my justice boner just keeps getting deferred or held over. It’s been a long time.

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              Since the Reddit exodus barring Hexbear and lemmy.ml which I blocked the moment I was able to, all I’ve seen on here is genuine discussion and healthy disagreement. It’s a nice change of pace compared to the rest of the internet.

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            We all benefit from a society with a higher floor for suffering. We all benefit from a society that doesn’t see hurting people unnecessarily as justice.

            I am not a prisoner, I hope to never be one, but if I find myself forced to violate laws to sate my conscience I hope I am treated as kindly as possible, so for that to happen I must demand we treat even the absolute dregs of society as fellow human beings who can reform and don’t deserve unnecessary suffering.

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          Yeah, I support humane punishment even for him. I oppose prisons, even for him. But I also will be pissed if he’s treated especially well or cruelly.

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        Imagine being a corrupt system trying to project legitimacy, and that shit stain of a human comes in and admit federal crimes and being a dick all around.

        This is a slam dunk to use Tate as a way to project a working system even though it is probably not.

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    Wheres all his defenders now? I thought tate was absolutely innocent and would not be charged blahnlahblah

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      Wheres all his defenders now?

      Screaming the n-word into the voice chat of their Call of Duty lobbies, while eating pizza rolls, and watching Adin Ross on Kick.

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          I’m sorry m8. I like pizza rolls from time to time too. I share in your pain and shame. We must revitalize their image!

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              lol monster factory I think is their finest work…although ep. 50 through roughly 400 are peak podcasting. When I was first listening to mbmbam I was on the subway and in airports crying with laughter. The newer ones I’ve put on haven’t really grabbed me that way. Back in like 2016, I could NOT stop listening.

              It’s like the early to mid mbmbam, early to mid Harmontown, and the first two seasons of My dad wrote a porno. The most amazing podcasts ever invented.

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      Oh man I’ll never forget the plane trip I took where I was sitting next to a young couple and the girl was showing the guy Andrew Tate videos and telling him to be more like Tate. “You know how you’re always complaining like a bitch? Well watch this…” and then she played a video of Andrew Tate talking about how real men are stoic because no one wants to hear about their damn feelings. I was really hurting for this guy but he calmly told her she was an idiot and said Andrew Tate could fuck off.

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      Oh they think they’re cleared and this isn’t happening. Not joking. People at my work say this shit

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      Haven’t seen many tate defenders on the fediverse. Am I misunderstanding you?

      Edit: lemmy -> fediverse

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      They went to Romania because of it’s excellent legal system right? No wait, they went there because they thought it was a highly corrupt system in which they could pay their way out of their crimes.

      …and now they’re going to get prosecuted because they’re a highly visible case.

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        It’s only highly visible because he bragged about paying cops hush money. What Tate failed to realize is that hush money applies to both parties. The party accepting the bribe, and the party offering the bribe.

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          Not just that, but he also publicly bragged about how lax Romania’s laws and how they don’t care about rape during an administration that is attempting, at least on the surface, to change public perception of themselves worldwide from the corrupt governments of the 90s and 2000s.

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    Good. Fuck these scumbags. Maybe some of his shit for brains followers will snap out of it after this. One can only hope.

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      Not too bad we’re attending a beach football tournament of companies. Our friends did not qualify so we’ll be out early. But ! that means lunch at the beach, heheh.

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      Pretty good. There is a restaurant close to where I live that has got a lot of hype about, took the family there yesterday. It was worth it. Also one of my children has a recital.

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      Good, good. The flight was a bit bumpy today, but by 11am I was having breakfast at my favorite little place down in front of the mosque. I love the quiet Sunday mornings here.

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    i do find it slightly horrifying that in romania they can just decide to put you in prison indefinitely without having to prove you did anything

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    The case had been discussed for months in a process before a preliminary chamber where the accused could challenge the evidence of the prosecutors.

    On Friday, the court in Bucharest said the case met the legal criteria and would proceed.

    So what’s the difference between this and a conviction?

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      It’s kinda like a grand jury where they decide if there’s enough evidence to proceed with the trial, but without the jury. It’s what a lot of places have moved to from the grand jury.

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      This is an indictment I think. It just indicates that the trial can proceed if my understanding is correct.